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No. 483,967. Patented Oct. 4, 1892.

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WESLEY PALMER, OF DAYTON, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHN WILLIAMS,OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 483,967, dated October4, 1892.

Application filed April 14, 1892. Serial No. 429,104. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WEsLEY PALMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Lamp-Lighters; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghadto theaccompanyingdrawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in lamp-lighters, the features ofwhich will be fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of my invention is the construction of a pocket-lamp that canbe ignited at all times and adapted to give light and to the lighting ofcigars. A pencil can be .used in connection with the same by providing asocket in the bottom of the lamp to secure a lead-pencil, that Writingmay be done from the light of said lamp.

The mechanism is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure I is a side View of the case and cap. Fig. II is a side view ofthe lamp with pencil attached and the case and cap in section. Fig. IIIis a top View of the lamp and a transverse section of the case near thetop.

Like letters and numerals designate like parts throughout the severalviews.

The lamp comprises the reservoir D, the wick-tube i, and the bottom E.On the top is pivoted the roller 5 in ears 9 and 10 and at the sides andadjacent to said wicktube. The bottom comprises the rounded partsembraced by the lower end of the reservoir, the guide-pin 8, thearresting-rim 11, and the tapering end used only to receive the end ofthe lead-pencil F. The sides of the reservoir are flattened to providespace for the fulminate tape 7 and the wire loop 2, attached to theinner surface of the carrier-ring O. This ring embraces the case B, onwhich it freely slides, and on its inner surface and Within thelongitudinal slot of said case is fastened said wire loop. One end ofthe fulminate tape is fastened to said wire loop by folding the endwithin said loop and passing over the roller. The other end terminatesin the space between the case and reservoir. The cylindrical case B isopen at both ends. It has the slot lextending nearly the entire lengthand through at the top and the notch 3 at the bottom to embrace the saidguide-pin of the reservoir. At the top are" attached the wires 6, whichextend upward and over and terminate in close proximity to the roller.One or more of these wires are arranged sufficiently close to explodeone of the series of fulminate granules adhering to the side of thetape, and thereby the wick is ignited.

The preparation and operation are as follows: Fill the reservoir withoil and insert the wick, place the fulminate tape within the case, asspecified, and attach one end to the carrier-ring, then press down saidring until a granule of the fulmiuate explodes, andthe lamp is therebylighted. The operation can be repeated until the granules are consumed.When the lamp is lighted, the pencil may be used to write with from thelight thereby furnished. When the case is carried down over thereservoir, the notch embraces the pin, and thereby gives the properrelation. to the exploding-wires and the roller.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. In a lamp-lighter, the combination of the reservoir D with itsWick-tube and roller at the top and guide-pin at the bottom, the case B,provided with exploding-wires, slot, and notch, and the carrier-ring Owith its loop for the fulminate tape, substantially as described.

2. In a lamp-lighter, the combination of the reservoir D, provided withwick -tube and roller at the top, bottom E with guide-pin and anextension for a pencil, the case B, provided with exploding-wires,carrier-ring C with loop, and the cap A, substantially as described.

3. In a lamp-lighter, the combinationof the slotted case B, thecarrierring 0 with its broad loop 2, the fulminate tape 7, theigniting-wire 6, and the reservoir with its flattened adjacent sides,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

WESLEY PALMER.

